J. R. Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick atRoad America in 2010
Born	John Ryan Fitzpatrick (1988-05-09)May 9, 1988 (age 37) Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Achievements	2006CASCAR Super Series Champion 2016OSCAAR Outlaw Super Late Model Series Champion 2018APC United Late Model Series Champion
Awards	2007NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Rookie of the Year 2007NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Most Popular Driver
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
14 races run over 4 years
Best finish	33rd (2011)
First race	2007Telcel Motorola 200 (Mexico City)
Last race	2011NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 4 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
16 races run over 4 years
2012 position	55th
Best finish	26th (2009)
First race	2008Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Last race	2012Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
NASCARCanada Series career
114 races run over 10 years
2013 position	6th
Best finish	2nd (2010,2012,2014)
First race	2004 Mopar 250 (Delaware)
Last race	2021Canadian Tire 125 (Delaware)
First win	2006 Mopar Canada Day 300 (Barrie)
Last win	2014 Pinty's Presents the Clarington 200 (Mosport)
Wins Top tens Poles 11 73 16
Statistics up to date as of May 18, 2025.

John Ryan Fitzpatrick (born May 9, 1988) is a Canadian professionalstock car racing driver. Fitzpatrick was the youngest driver to ever win the now defunctCASCAR Super Series championship, winning in the series' final season of 2006 at the age of 18.

John Ryan (J. R.) Fitzpatrick was born inCambridge, Ontario, and got his first taste of racing in karts at the age of six, moving quickly to the Canadian Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (CASCAR) junior ranks and then on to Late Model stock cars by the time he was 13 years old.

Racing in the CASCAR Super Series what is now the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series at age 16, Fitzpatrick finished 11th in the point standings and second in the Rookie of the Year standings in 2004. Then at 17, he achieved three top-five and five top-10 finishes, scoring his first win. At age 18, he became the youngest driver to become a Canadian Tire Series National Champion with one win, five podium finishes and two pole awards.

He remained in his fathers No. 84Chevrolet after CASCAR was acquired by NASCAR; In 2007, Fitzpatrick earned two wins, four top-fives, seven top-10s and three pole awards in the Canadian Tire Series where sponsorship came fromMilwaukee Tools. In 2008 he had one victory (Mosport), five top-fives, six top-10s and two pole awards. During 2009, he drove the No. 84 for a part-time deal winningCircuit Gilles Villeneuve leading the most laps. For 2010 he returned to the series full-time with sponsorship fromSchick he picked up his first win of the season at Mosport on the road course layout on June 13 and also won the event at Edmonton, he swapped the points lead withD. J. Kennington for over five times during the year going on to finishes second in the points. He ran again in the series in 2011, finishing third in points. He returned to the Canadian Tire Series in 2012 and won the seasons first event atCanadian Tire Motorsport Park^[1] he also won the Series's largest even Montreal and finished second in points.

In early 2012 it was announced that Fitzpatrick would compete in theSprint Cup Series'Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen race in August 2012 atWatkins Glen International for Turn One Racing.^[1] Fitzpatrick and Turn One Racing would cut ties in early 2012, and the deal never materialized.

Fitzpatrick made his mainstream NASCAR debut in theBusch Series race at theTelcel-Motorola Mexico 200 at theAutodromo Hermanos Rodriguez inMexico City,Mexico. He came in 33rd place in that race^[2] due to an ill handling racecar. He finished 43rd in the NASCAR Busch Series race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve inMontreal,Quebec on August 4, 2007,^[3] right after the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race at the same track where he won the race “I was very tired” stating J.R. He drove the famed No. 4KHI Chevy at both of the road courses in 2009. He Finishing 19th at Watkins Glen after getting in a wreck on the last lap. In Montreal he was on pace for a top 10 finish before stalling the car after going off course leading to a poor finish one lap down. It was announced that J.R. will drive forDale Earnhardt Jr. in all three road course in his No. 7 team for 2010, he picked up his first Nationwide top 10 coming home 7th at Road America on June 19 and his second top 10 with a 7th in Montreal. Fitzpatrick returned to the Nationwide Series withBaker Curb Racing atDaytona International Speedway sponsored by Schick. However, he finished 42nd in the race. He competed in six further races during the year forGo Canada Racing.

On February 13, 2009, Fitzpatrick finished fourth in his No. 7MammoetChevrolet Silverado at Daytona International Speedway during theNextEra Energy Resources 250 Camping World Truck Series Event. Fitzpatrick led 17 laps in the event, his third race in the series and first at a restrictor plate track.^[4] AfterMartinsville his deal withKevin Buckler atTRG Motorsports fell through and he was a free agent. After driving several races forKevin Harvick, Inc. and Chase Mattioli in 2009 and 2011, he was scheduled to drive full-time in 2012, driving the No. 60Chevrolet forTurn One Racing, although he would be released after the first two races.^[1]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

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  Fitzpatrick's 2010 Canadian Tire Series car
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  2010 Nationwide car atRoad America
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  2011 Nationwide car at Road America

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• J. R. Fitzpatrick driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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